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Personal info

Full name
MINEER, Charles D
Date of birth
11 June 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Mason County, Kentucky
Hometown
District 7, Mason County, Kentucky

Military service

Service number
35875051
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
115th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
1 August 1944
Place of death
Normandy, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
C 30 18

Immediate family

Members
Owen Mineer (father)
Anna B. Mineer (mother)
Mary H. Mineer (sister)
James R. Mineer (brother)
May Mineer (sister)
Lula M. Mineer (sister)

More information

Pvt Charles Mineer enlisted on 19 September 1943 at Cincinnati, Ohio.
He joined his unit from replacement depot on 22 July 1944. He was seriously wounded in action during Operation Cobra.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com